you have not fully described the amounts of woodwork to be finished. Do you include the door casings, as well as the doors- both sides? are there shutters in the windows?; how many sq ft of wainscot is there? How big are the mantels? And what is the level of detail on everything?
Is the woodwork really fully stripped or does it need cleaning? How do you know what degree of prep is required?
The price may or may not be out of line depending on the answers to these questions.
Getting multiple quotes from reputable firms would be a good gauge.

Posted by: psps at December 10, 2008 5:06 PM in response to Price for Wood Finishing?

it's a wooden dumbell, common around 1890-1910

Posted by: psps at August 27, 2008 12:24 PM in response to What the heck is this?

Baby Huey's toy rattle?

Posted by: bren at August 27, 2008 3:25 PM in response to What the heck is this?

I see, so in fact I also have an asshole fixation.

Posted by: dittoburg at August 27, 2008 3:30 PM in response to What the heck is this?

Baby rattle could certainly be made of wood or metal, but check this out - http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-childs-toy-primitive-1-LB-barbell-wooden-YMCA_W0QQitemZ280245375523QQcmdZViewItem

Posted by: cobblehiller at August 27, 2008 3:31 PM in response to What the heck is this?

" see, so in fact I also have an asshole fixation."

No you are one..

The What

Someday this motherfucker will leave me alone

Posted by: what at August 27, 2008 3:33 PM in response to What the heck is this?

Twat--don't even try coming back from that one. Ditto totally pwned you.

Leave you alone? Please. You do seem to have an anal obsession, and you are very angry. Hmmm....what are you not telling us?

Posted by: wasder at August 27, 2008 3:38 PM in response to What the heck is this?

So I call you an ahole in my 3.30pm post (which I'm guessing you probably are too dense to realize was an insult) and then you say - "no you are one." Was that meant to be a comeback?

Is your dad bigger than my dad too?

Posted by: dittoburg at August 27, 2008 3:39 PM in response to What the heck is this?

Y A W N.

Posted by: cobblehiller at August 27, 2008 3:50 PM in response to What the heck is this?

Shame on those for turning this thread into a pissing match. Poor guy (Dean) just wants to know what treasure he's found.

Leave your hatred towards each other for the HOTD threads.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at August 27, 2008 3:52 PM in response to What the heck is this?

Ok FINE!

They are old dumbells as has been suggested. The reason they were light is because dumbells back in the day were used for light callisthenics-type excercises. Its all spelled out on www.oldtimestrongman.com in the archive.

Posted by: dittoburg at August 27, 2008 4:13 PM in response to What the heck is this?

yes taking plenty of photos but will put together more details in a post once there is something substantial to post.

I'm just surprised how much crap is in these walls.

thanks for the identification about the barbbell.

Cheers,
Dean

Posted by: deanc at August 27, 2008 4:43 PM in response to What the heck is this?